Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo

The Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL) was a rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that existed from October 1996 to 17 May 1997. The AFDL was founded by Rwanda and Uganda with Laurent-Desire Kabila as its leader, and its fighters consisted of soldiers from the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi, with many of them being Tutsi refugees. In late 1996 and early 1997, the AFDL forces pushed on the capital of Kinshasa from their bases in Rwanda and Uganda, and they succeeded in driving Mobutu Sese Seko out of the country. The AFDL dissolved after Kabila became the new president of the Congo.